Shifts in child-rearing attitudes linked with parenthood and occupation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9788320 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John R Hurley (corresponding author), Robert L Hohn |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 324-328 |
| Publication date | 1971-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/h0030984 |
| OpenAlex | W2096626253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
Approximately 6 years after taking child-rearing attitude measures as undergraduates, these measures were readministered to 63% of the original sample by mail. General shifts toward increased manifest rejection and decreased overprotection occurred, but achievement pressure remained unchanged. Over this interval, producers of three or more children exceeded producers of less than two children in manifest rejection increments. Total child-rearing experience correlated positively with manifest rejection increments only among females. Males in person-orient ed occupations increased less on manifest rejection but decreased more on overprotectio n than those in more impersonal occupations. These data and related findings suggest that high child production rates in the early postcollege years are accompanied by considerable maternal stress and a negative child-rearing stance. It is proverbial that spouses come to really know their partners only after living together in the marital relationship. It seems probable that the realities of child rearing may similarly influence the childrearing beliefs of young adults. Aside from an unpublished pilot study preceding the present investigation, no prior research data dealing with the impingement of parenthood upon child-rearing attitudes are known to the authors. This report describes a longitudinal study of relationships among shifts in child-rearing attitudes and the experiences of early adulthood. The initial data were collected when the subjects were enrolled in undergraduate psychology courses. The same child-rearing practice items were readministered between 5 to 7 years later by mail. In this interim about two-thirds of the sample had become parents
Child development · Child rearing · Developmental psychology · Socialization · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 1989 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |